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Karen Cuppleditch from Skegness said: "It's frightening. I think the cane should be brought back in as it didn't do any of us old school any harm. We always had respect for our elders and still do. A lot of it though I believe to be down to technology and parents not supervising and using correct discipline these days and some of that I believe is down to parents having to work longer hours to afford to keep a roof over their heads and keep afloat.

"It's an hard one as I have witnessed where you have a hard-working family who have provided and disciplined their children constantly and their children have gone down the wrong path, as they say, and wanted to be liked so chose to hang around with the unruly group."

Jody Clark from Lincoln said: "My youngest was permanently excluded from mainstream primary but it was because he has complex needs. The plans to get educational support take too long when you have a challenging child and the school had little support.

"The process to get help needs to be quicker and simpler. I can't fault the school or staff, they tried everything to help him, but the education authority took too long to assess him and provide appropriate support."